What tone is ขอบคุณ (khopkun) in Thai?

ขอบคุณ (pronounced khopkhun) has 2 syllables. Each syllable has its own tone determined by Thai orthographic rules. Thai does not have significant tone sandhi - each syllable's tone is determined independently.

How many syllables does ขอบคุณ have?

ขอบคุณ (khopkun) has 2 syllables in Thai.

What is the romanization of ขอบคุณ?

ขอบคุณ is romanized as khopkun in RTGS (Royal Thai General System). The phonetic pronunciation is khopkhun.

What does ขอบคุณ mean in Thai?

ขอบคุณ (khopkun) means express gratitude or show appreciation to.

ขอบคุณ

khopkhun · RTGS: khopkun

express gratitude or show appreciation to

verb

แสดงความรู้สึกบุญคุณ ด้วยการพูดว่า ขอบคุณ

Syllables

ข low

ค mid

Thai has minimal tone sandhi — each syllable's tone is independent.

Syllable 1: ข (khop) — low tone

Initial

ข

Class

High-class

Mark

None

Syllable

dead

High + Dead (long) = Low

Syllable 2: ค (khun) — mid tone

Initial

ค

Class

Low-class

Mark

None

Syllable

live

Low + Live (no mark) = Mid

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